What a hot summer without cool, refreshing lemonade? I suggest you cheer up and make an amazingly delicious homemade lemonade with mint in a few minutes.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
There is no need to explain to anyone what lemonade is. the taste of this refreshing drink is familiar to everyone from childhood. The word "lemonade" refers to French cuisine. In our country, it settled in the 17th century, which meant any drink made from lemon tincture or lemon juice. However, over the years, this concept has spread to other soft drinks, which were prepared on the basis of all kinds of berry and fruit infusions, extracts and juices.
Today's modern lemonade does not contain any natural ingredients, they are replaced by identical natural flavors, all kinds of dyes and different "chemistry". Therefore, it is advisable to prepare lemonade yourself at home. Of course, homemade lemonade will not work carbonated, because on your own in your kitchen, not all store drinks can be accurately reproduced without the use of factory technologies. However, the advantage of homemade lemonade over commercial carbonated lemonade is obvious: the taste of a refreshing drink will satisfy all fastidious fans, will not harm your health and will wonderfully quench your thirst on a hot hot day, strengthen your immune system and lift your spirits.
The amount of added sugar can be varied according to preference, in both directions. You can drink it very chilled and even with ice cubes, if, of course, you are not afraid of the throat.
- Calorie content per 100 g - 4.4 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Drinking filtered or bottled water of good quality - 500 ml
- Lemon - 1 pc. (big size)
- Sugar - 3-5 tbsp or to taste
- Mint leaves - 4-6 pcs.
Making mint lemonade
1. Wash the lemon and wipe it off with a dry towel. Cut into 4 pieces and squeeze out the juice. If you have a juicer or juicer, you can use them.
2. Pour boiling water over the lemon peel from which the juice was squeezed out and add washed mint leaves.
3. Add sugar and stir until it is completely dissolved. Close the container with a lid and leave to infuse for 20 minutes.
4. Then pour in the squeezed lemon juice and stir well.
5. Through filtration, using a fine strainer or cheesecloth folded in half, strain the drink into a clean, dry glass.
6. The cake and leaves of mint left after infusion are no longer needed, so you can throw them away.
7. Dip fresh mint leaves into a glass of lemonade for garnish and aroma, add a few ice cubes and start tasting.
See also the video recipe on how to make homemade lemonade: a healthy, tasty and simple recipe.
